Washington D.C. – Reuters, May 15, 2024
France will file a legal complaint on Friday against Iran at the International Court of Justice for violating the right to consular protection, foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said on Thursday.
Two French citizens, Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, have been held in Iran for three years. France is accusing Iran of keeping them in conditions akin to torture in Tehran’s Evin prison and not allowing proper consular protection.
Iranian officials deny these accusations.
Speaking to reporters, Christophe Lemoine said Paris would file a complaint with the international court, which is based in The Hague.
